East Asian Research Society (EARS)
East Asian Research Society, organized in mid-2003, is designed to serve as an interdisciplinary forum for faculty at Northwestern and other area institutions, as well as local independent scholars, with active research interests in East Asia to share current work and discuss common professional interests. While EARS aims to foster intellectual exchange among a broad array of East Asianists, it is especially attuned to the scholarly development of junior faculty, who need to maintain a fairly rapid publication schedule to secure tenure.
Given these goals, there is no single set theme for EARS. Nonetheless, some themes have emerged in light of the research interests of the individuals involved, including 1) the cultural meanings of fashion and fine art, 2) East Asian intellectual traditions in legal, economic, and religious thought, and 3) the power struggle between the center and the periphery in East Asian States. Another special focus has been the cross-fertilization between the humanities and the social sciences in both the East Asian context and in scholarship on East Asia. Other themes will likely emerge in light of our changing membership and the development of participants' research.
Members
Peter Carroll, Chinese history, Northwestern
Lei Chen, Chinese literature, Northwestern
Sarah Fraser, East Asian art history, Northwestern
Charles Hayford, Chinese history, Northwestern
Laura Hein, Japanese history, Northwestern
Stefan Henning, Chinese sociology and anthropology, Northwestern
James Huffman, Japanese history, Wittenberg University emeritus
Melissa Macauley, Chinese history, Northwestern
Laura Miller, Japanese anthropology, Loyola University Chicago
Yuki Miyamoto, religious studies, DePaul University
Victor Shih, political science, Northwestern
Chen Shiwei, Chinese history, Lake Forest College
Masami Takahashi, psychology, NEIU
Ji-Yeon Yuh, Asian-American and Asian diaspora, history, Northwestern
Mary Buck Young, Chinese history, independent scholar
Brook Ziporyn, East Asian religion, Northwestern
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